Friday 3 August 2012

Weighing in!

Hello readers (and I know you are out there, but so far too shy to say hi back!),

Just thought I'd update you all on my progress so far using the Gabriel Method.

It has now been 7 weeks since I started to implement some of Jon's recommendations
  • Live food (fruit & veg)
  • Protein (in the form of eggs, meat or whey protein)
  • Omega 3's (either in fish or supplement form);
  • drinking filtered water with a squeeze of lemon or lime juice
  • listening to his evening meditation track most nights (sometimes I know I am just too tired to put my headphones on, or conversely, I start to get too restless because I am being distracted from sleep); 
  • posting a picture of (what I consider to be) my ideal body on the wall next to my bed and looking at it every day

Yesterday I stepped on the scales for the first time in 7 weeks and despite the fear of what I might see, I was happy to be able to record a loss of.....

1.6kg

I know, not a huge amount right?

But hey, what more can I expect, considering that I only implemented a few recommendations, did absolutely no exercise because I didn't feel any desire to (remember, Jon says don't force yourself to exercise, only start to do it when your body FEELS that it wants to), and I didn't always eat the most healthy choices.  My husband is going through a phase of baking all kinds of delicious brownies, cakes and cheesecakes, so I have been going through some demonic carb cravings.

So imagine what I could achieve if I up the ante and start incorporating a few more things to my routine?

I am yet to cut dairy out of my diet (hello?  Cheesecake?!) which I know is a REALLY important thing to do.  Some friends have recommended that I look into the Paleo Diet (I don't want to switch from the GM to Paleo, but just be more informed and then incorporate some of the Paleo knowledge so that I tailor my eating to suit my body's needs).

Sorry, if I sound like I am rambling, it's probably due to lack of sleep and also a bout of illness that has knocked me down for a couple of days.

1 comment:

  1. Hi there. :) Good to read your blog as I could totally relate to all that you have written. I was diagnosed with PCOS since I was 18 yrs( now i m 23). It is still an on-going battle for me. I have shared my experience in my blog http://urdhvagamana.blogspot.in/2012/11/pcos-lets-talk.html

    Hope it helps in your journey. :)

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